Are Remittances an Effective Mechanism for Development? Evidence from Tajikistan, 1999–2007
利用塔吉克斯坦1999、2003、2007年三次全国调查数据，比较汇款与非汇款家庭的经济稳定性、财富和创业活动，发现汇款家庭并未更稳定、更富裕或更具创业精神，质疑汇款促进发展的传统观点。
Abstract In many remittance-receiving countries, evidence linking remittances to household economic stability and investment is limited. Using three cross-sectional national surveys (1999, 2003, 2007) we compare remittance-receiving to non-remittance households in Tajikistan, a country highly dependent on remittances. Exploring household perceptions of financial security, wealth and entrepreneurial activity, across a period of rising remittance reliance, we find that households receiving remittances are not more economically stabile, wealthier, or entrepreneurial than non-remittance households. Findings highlight the importance of conceptualising remittances as a process influenced by the developmental contexts within receiving countries, and question previous assumptions concerning development pathways.